13 Travel Differently with Ecomantra - central and south kerala

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Discover Kerala’s hidden forest island retreat. Visit ancient rock caves, go bamboo rafting or trekking up a lush green rainforest. Have a wild splash bathing in natural pools created by the mountain streams at a beautiful plantation home stays. Fly to the indulgent islands of Lakshadweep and visit secluded beaches set on coconut palm fringed fresh water lagoons. Stay in traditional Kerala homes on the Malabar coast with warm hosts who share not only their home but their culture, heritage, cuisine and the environment with you. For Ecomantra’s unique homestays in Kerala and rich forest experiences, you wont go wrong when you choose Central Kerala Special Place to Stay up in the Mountains Luxuriously Appointed Rooms & Suites Special Place to Stay in a Plantation Luxuriously Appointed Rooms & Pool Villas Go Walking, Hiking or Cycling Explore Munnar’s landscapes on foot or cycle Take a Ride on a Bamboo Raft Traditional way to explore the waterfront Blissful Birding on the Periyar Lake Catch the birds on your camera Do - Jungle Jeep Safari in Periyar Periyar has many adventures for the family The Tea Estates in the Western Ghats at Munnar & Idukki Pahalgam, is famous for its meadows and is your base to visit historic temples and palaces Special Place to Stay on the Water front A Room with a View Many Ancient Churches Visit its churches, palaces & the coast Chinese Fishing Nets The iconic image of Kerala Fort Kochi is a classic Kerala experience while Lakshadweep has the best diving in India REGION UNIQUE EXPERIENCES STAY FOR 1 Kochi & Lakshadweep Heritage Hotel in a Heritage Town 2 - 4 Days 2 Munnar Tea, Tahrs and Trekking in the Highland 2 - 6 Days 3 Periyar Wilderness is Wonderful in the Highland 2 - 4 Days * Ecomantra Differently experiential holidays are thoughtfully & intelligently designed. Each module or place typically can be done in 2 to 4 days as recommended above. You can tailor-make your holiday from 2 to 15 days by choosing either 1 getaway or all 6 in the sequence mentioned ECOMANTRA NATURE ADVENTURES PVT. LTD. 501, Skyline Epitome, Kirol Lane, West Vidyavihar, Mumbai 400086 To book this trip call us at 9122.6128 0100 or email us at [email protected] Visit www.ecomantra.com/trip/13 to know more about Central Kerala Differently Central Kerala Differently www.ecomantra.com/trip/13 EXPERIENTIAL TRAVEL 13A 2. Munnar and Idukki Tea, Tahrs and Trekking in the Highland Its up in the mountains, pleasant around the year and with its many tea estates is a favourite with honeymooners and families alike. You can visit the scenic destinations of Idukki, Devikulam and watch the Nilgiri Tahr in Eravikulam national park nearby. See & Do - Walks & Treks, Eravikulam National Park, Devikulam, Stay at - Mountain Resort in a Very Remote & Quiet Corner of Munnar Airport - Cochin at 151 Km Nearby Tourism Towns - Periyar at 100 Km | Kodaikanal at 83 Km 3. Periyar & Thekkady Wilderness is Wonderful in the Highlands Periyar is a hill station, a wildlife sanctuary, and one of the most popular Thekkady, nearby is where you stay in a luxurious plantation bungalow and from which as a base you can go bamboo rafting on the Periyar back waters or watch its majestic elephants from a distance. See & Do - Walks & Treks, Bamboo Rafting, Jeep Safari, Birding Stay at - Luxurious Plantation Villas Airport - Cochin at 125 Km 1. Fort Kochi & Lakshadweep Heritage Hotel in a Heritage Town & Indulgent Islands Fort Kochi is a heritage precinct of Cochin. Go for long walks and take in the ancient churches and colonial buildings. Be enthralled by Kerala’s most celebrated dance, Kathakali with their elaborate costumes, make up, and traditional tales told in incredible performances See & Do - Walk, Ayurveda Spa, Kathakali & Cultural Performances Stay at - Heritage Hotel overlooking the Sea Airport - Kochi at 45 Km Nearby Tourism Towns - Munnar at 160 Km | Alleppey at 60 Km

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SOUTH KERALA Differently See & Do The Heritage Town of Fort Kochi Indulgent Islands of Lakshadweep Tea, Tahrs and Trekking in Munnar, Idukki, Periyar & Thekkady Houseboat & Heritage Home Stays at Alleppey & Kumarakom Breathtakingly Beautiful Beaches of Kollam, Varkala & Kovalam Stay at: Luxury Resorts, Private Villas and Home Stays, House Boats, Airports: Agatti | Cochin | Trivandrum Visit www.ecomantra.com/trip/13 for more info Ecomantra nature adventures pvt. Ltd. 501, Skyline Epitome, Kirol Lane, West Vidyavihar, Mumbai 400086 To book this trip call us at 9122.6128 0100 or email us at [email protected]

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Discover Kerala’s hidden forest island retreat. Visit ancient rock caves, go bamboo rafting or trekking up a lush green rainforest. Have a wild splash bathing in natural pools created by the mountain streams at a beautiful plantation home stays. Fly to the indulgent islands of Lakshadweep and visit secluded beaches set on coconut palm fringed fresh water lagoons.

Stay in traditional Kerala homes on the Malabar coast with warm hosts who share not only their home but their culture, heritage, cuisine and the environment with you.  For Ecomantra’s unique homestays in Kerala and rich forest experiences, you wont go wrong when you choose Central Kerala

Special Place to Stay up in the Mountains Luxuriously Appointed Rooms & Suites Special Place to Stay in a Plantation Luxuriously Appointed Rooms & Pool Villas

Go Walking, Hiking or CyclingExplore Munnar’s landscapes on foot or cycle

Take a Ride on a Bamboo RaftTraditional way to explore the waterfront

Blissful Birding on the Periyar LakeCatch the birds on your camera

Do - Jungle Jeep Safari in PeriyarPeriyar has many adventures for the family

The Tea Estates in the Western Ghats at Munnar & Idukki Pahalgam, is famous for its meadows and is your base to visit historic temples and palaces

Special Place to Stay on the Water front A Room with a View

Many Ancient Churches Visit its churches, palaces & the coast

Chinese Fishing NetsThe iconic image of Kerala

Fort Kochi is a classic Kerala experience while Lakshadweep has the best diving in India

REGION UNIQUE EXPERIENCES STAY FOR

1 Kochi & Lakshadweep Heritage Hotel in a Heritage Town 2 - 4 Days

2 Munnar Tea, Tahrs and Trekking in the Highland 2 - 6 Days

3 Periyar Wilderness is Wonderful in the Highland 2 - 4 Days

* Ecomantra Differently experiential holidays are thoughtfully & intelligently designed. Each module or place typically can be done in 2 to 4 days as recommended above. You can tailor-make your

holiday from 2 to 15 days by choosing either 1 getaway or all 6 in the sequence mentioned

E C O M A N T R A N A T U R E A D V E N T U R E S P V T . L T D .501, Skyline Epitome, Kirol Lane, West Vidyavihar, Mumbai 400086

To book this trip call us at 9122.6128 0100 or email us at [email protected] www.ecomantra.com/trip/13 to know more about Central Kerala Differently

Central Kerala Differentlywww.ecomantra.com/trip/13

E X P E R I E N T I A L T R A V E L

13A2. Munnar and IdukkiTea, Tahrs and Trekking in the HighlandIts up in the mountains, pleasant around the year and with its many tea estates is a favourite with honeymooners and families alike. You can visit the scenic destinations of Idukki, Devikulam and watch the Nilgiri Tahr in Eravikulam national park nearby. ✤ See & Do - Walks & Treks, Eravikulam National Park, Devikulam,✤ Stay at - Mountain Resort in a Very Remote & Quiet Corner of Munnar✤ Airport - Cochin at 151 Km✤ Nearby Tourism Towns - Periyar at 100 Km | Kodaikanal at 83 Km

3. Periyar & ThekkadyWilderness is Wonderful in the HighlandsPeriyar is a hill station, a wildlife sanctuary, and one of the most popular Thekkady, nearby is where you stay in a luxurious plantation bungalow and from which as a base you can go bamboo rafting on the Periyar back waters or watch its majestic elephants from a distance. ✤ See & Do - Walks & Treks, Bamboo Rafting, Jeep Safari, Birding✤ Stay at - Luxurious Plantation Villas ✤ Airport - Cochin at 125 Km

1. Fort Kochi & LakshadweepHeritage Hotel in a Heritage Town & Indulgent IslandsFort Kochi is a heritage precinct of Cochin. Go for long walks and take in the ancient churches and colonial buildings. Be enthralled by Kerala’s most celebrated dance, Kathakali with their elaborate costumes, make up, and traditional tales told in incredible performances✤ See & Do - Walk, Ayurveda Spa, Kathakali & Cultural Performances✤ Stay at - Heritage Hotel overlooking the Sea✤ Airport - Kochi at 45 Km✤ Nearby Tourism Towns - Munnar at 160 Km | Alleppey at 60 Km

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Experience Private Dining on the WaterfrontWatch the mystical mountains from your patio

Special Places to Stay - Interiors

Wellness is Wonderful Recharge Your Mind, Body & Soul

Special Places to Stay - Luxury Resort

Kovalam has breathtakingly beautiful bays and beaches, that redefines rest & relaxation

Go Beach BummingSun, Sand, Sea is the way of life at Kollam

Special Places to Stay - Interiors

Go Beyond - Fly Over the BeachParagliding over the beach is magical

Special Places to - Comfortable Resorts

Kollam and Varkala are a unique combination of great beaches and lovely back waters

NORTH KARNATAKA UNIQUE EXPERIENCES STAY FOR

4 Alleppey & Kumarakom Houseboat & Home Stay on Backwaters 2 - 6 Days

5 Kollam & Varkala Breathtakingly Beautiful Bays & Beaches 4 - 5 Days

6 Kovalam Culture, Coast & the Hippies Hangout 2 - 4 Days

The souther coast of Kerala is the cultural capital of Kerala and an amazing coastal experience with white sand beaches, back waters with house boats, scenic villages, fisherman going about their daily lives.

Stay in traditional Tharavads or luxury beach resorts. Experience the iconic experience of living on the back waters in Kettuvallams, also known as a house boat. Visit the nearby forts and villages. Lie back, do nothing and enjoy the Keralean version of Susegad.

Discover the under water world of corals and fishes at Lakhswadeep Islands. Stay in an island resort on the beach

Special Places to - Stay Traditional Homestay Special Places to - Interiors

Traditional House Boats - KettuvallamsIconic, must do Kerala experience

The House Boat - InteriorsHouseboats are luxuriously appointed

Alleppey & Kumarakom is a must visit for the iconic must do back waters stay

South Kerala Differentlywww.ecomantra.com/trip/13

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13B6. KovalamCulture, Coast & the Hippies HangoutKovalam has white sand beaches and deep blue sky and falls in the culture and administrative capital of Kerala, Travancore and without a doubt has some of the prettiest beaches in Kerala. No wonder that it was and is one of the favourite place of the hippies in the 70s and is the place that redefines a beach experience✤ Recommended Trip Duration - 3 Days and 2 Nights onwards ✤ Recommended Trip Duration - 4 Days and 3 Nights onwards ✤ Airport - Trivandrum at 20 Km✤ Nearby Tourism Towns - Kanyakumari at 75 Km

5. Kollam & VarkalaBreathtakingly Beautiful Bays & BeachesKollam, an ancient port known to the Romans and Phoenicians a veritable Kerala in miniature being gifted with sea, lakes, plains, mountains, river, backwaters, forest, vast green fields and tropical crops of every variety. While Varkala nearby is more happening with many star hotels on the shore, Kollam is more laidback✤ Stay at - Comfortable Eco Resorts✤ Recommended Trip Duration - 4 Days and 3 Nights onwards ✤ Airport - Trivandrum at 53 Km | Cochin at 183 Km✤ Nearby Tourism Towns - Kovalam at 73 Km | Varkala at 15 Km

4. Alleppey & KumarakomHouseboat & Heritage Home Stay on the BackwatersIt’s dry and cool in the winter, there are fewer mosquitos and the climate is just right. The backwaters are a way of life here so enjoy a calming cruise through its tropical landscapes in a traditional houseboat. Alapuzzha as it is known now has lovely traditional home stays that gives you an authentic malabar experience✤ Stay at - Traditional Tharavads Home Stays or Kettuvallams (Houseboats)✤ Recommended Trip Duration - 4 Days and 3 Nights onwards ✤ Airport - Cochin at 55 Km | Trivandrum at 148 Km✤ Nearby Tourism Towns - Kollam & Varkala at 101 Km | Munnar at 156 Km

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